City contractors give to ABQ mayoral candidates

Employees of companies that do business with the city, and a few of those companies themselves, donated more than $74,000 to Albuquerque mayoral candidates through the end of March, an analysis by New Mexico In Depth found.

That’s more than twice the amount the city found in an official report submitted last week, which was required within 48 hours of the latest campaign finance deadline.

In 2007, Albuquerque voters approved a ban on corporate contributions and contributions from city contractors. But a 2013 lawsuit overturned those bans.

As a result, the city’s purchasing department is now required to identify donors who do business with the city worth $20,000 or more during the last two years, as well as employees of those donors. The city requires candidates to list employers of donors in addition to occupations, unlike the state of New Mexico, which only requires occupations to be listed.

Heather Ferguson, legislative director for Common Cause New Mexico, said the city’s regulations were aimed at avoiding the perception that businesses are getting something in return for their contributions or that employees of businesses are being strong-armed into giving.

“The perception almost of a quid pro quo where you had these vendors doing business with the city and getting contracts, it’s really hard to stay clear of the appearance of conflicts,” Ferguson said. “It’s a public perception problem.”

With most of the contributions this year so far coming from employees of city contractors, and few from the actual businesses, it’s unclear if or when there’s an attempt to influence the next mayor. Only seven donations totaling about $7,800 came from six businesses doing work for the city of Albuquerque. The rest came from employees of such companies.

Dan Lewis, Brian Colon and Deanna Archuleta were the primary beneficiaries of cash from city contractors or their employees, accounting for nearly 93 percent of the total.

But state Auditor Tim Keller led the way in number of contributions with 63 totalling $3,892.

The $74,000 is only a fraction of the $1.2 million raised thus far by 10 mayoral candidates.

And companies that don’t do business with the city contributed nearly $155,000 to mayoral candidates through the end of March.

Data discrepancies

New Mexico In Depth examined reports filed by mayoral candidates through April 15, as well as the report of contributions by city contractors and their employees tallied by city staff.

But NMID also conducted its own analysis by comparing a list of current city contractors with candidate campaign filings.

The NMID review came up with many more contributions and more than double the total contribution amount as the city analysis of contractors. And unlike the city, NMID didn’t include city employees or those listed as retired or students.

The city’s report listed 102 contributions totaling $34,445 for the current mayoral candidates. All the contributions were from employees of city contractors, though 15 came from people who listed themselves as “retired” or “students.”

Included in the city’s report were donations from some city employees but not others. Some employees from public agencies that do business with the city such as Albuquerque Public Schools and the University of New Mexico were included, but others from those agencies weren’t.

Also omitted from the city report were contributors who work for Bode Aviation, McKee Wallwork & Co., Modrall Sperling, many University of New Mexico employees and others.

City Clerk Natalie Howard said it’s unclear why NMID found more contributions from city vendors and their employees. She said she would check with her information technology department and the purchasing department about the discrepancies.

“It could be a programming issue,” she said.

Perceptions of conflict

Even an employee of the firm hired to audit the city’s elections reports was left out of the city report.

Joe Standley, a principal in accounting firm Ricci and Co., donated $250 to Dan Lewis in January. Ricci and Co. will be paid up to $55,000 to serve as campaign and elections auditor.

Both candidates and donors often portray such donations as more of a demonstration of personal rather than business relationships.

After being contacted by NMID, Standley said in an email that he asked that the contribution be returned and it was, even though it was made with his own money as a private citizen.

“Dan’s a friend of mine and our kids play baseball together,” Standley said in a phone conversation before asking for a refund. “I certainly wouldn’t have done anything that would have caused any issues.”

Standley said he isn’t involved in Ricci and Co.’s audit contract with the city.

“I just do taxes here, I don’t do anything with audits,” he said, adding, “I certainly don’t plan on giving anymore.”

Just identifying all the contributors who should be in the city-prepared list can be difficult.

More than 100 of the 2,240 contributions reported thus far left the employer category blank; another 17 to Susan Wheeler-Deischel list “NA” and Keller listed “best effort made” for the employer in 85 instances.

Here’s a look at the contributions from city vendors and employees of vendors to mayoral candidates based on NMID’s analysis:

The big contributors

Keller is the only mayoral candidate who qualified for public financing of his campaign. That means he accepted no contributions larger than $100 as seed money under public financing rules. His average contribution amount was $62, compared with $1,435 for Lewis, a city councilman and executive vice president at Desert Fuels.

That mining and energy company has a city contract through 2018 for providing fleet fuel, set at an unlimited amount. Desert Fuels executive John Mancini donated $1,000 to Lewis’ campaign.

Two years ago, Lewis asked the city’s inspector general for a review of the Desert Fuels contract with the city and guidance on the issue. The report concluded that the contract was awarded before Lewis took office in 2012, but recommended that he recuse himself from future decisions that might include the company.

University of New Mexico employees donated $10,270 in 71 different transactions to five candidates.

Summit Electric Supply owner Victor Jury donated $5,000 to Lewis and $5,150 to Colon. His company has an open-ended contract with the city of Albuquerque. And he was among the plaintiffs in the 2013 lawsuit against the corporate and vendor contribution bans.

And 14 people who listed employment with Presbyterian Health or its affiliates donated $9,040 to four candidates. Presbyterian Health provides the city’s health insurance at a cost of more than $206 million.

John Bode Sr., chairman of Bode Aviation, and his son, John Bode Jr., donated a total of $7,500 to Lewis. Their firm has contracts with the city for aviation fuel, airplane parts and a lease.

Ferguson, of Common Cause, said it’s difficult to know if all those employed by or affiliated with a city vendor have any connection to city contracting.

“You don’t want to also infringe on the free speech right of citizens. Campaign contributions are a method of free speech,” she said. Some employees are “not actively in a position where they are working toward getting a contract with the city or providing a vendor service for the city. It’s a very narrow line to walk.”

Here’s a look at the top 10 city contracting businesses in terms of donations from the company or its employees:

Lewis pointed out in an email that the campaign committee for Attorney General Hector Balderas donated $5,150 to the Colon campaign. Lewis said he and others have asked the attorney general’s office to investigate matters related to the city. “Conflicts there?” Lewis asked in the email.

Colon’s campaign didn’t list an employer for Balderas.

And as state auditor, Keller audits the city of Albuquerque and other municipalities in New Mexico. “Is that a conflict?” Lewis asked.

Get the data

You may view or download spreadsheets of the data:

• The city’s report on vendor donations to mayoral candidates.
• NMID’s analysis of vendor donations, with original and standardized employer names.
• A full spreadsheet of April 2017 candidate donation reports.

The maximum contribution to mayoral candidates in 2017 is $5,193, City Clerk Howard said. That’s 5 percent of next year’s mayoral salary. Candidates face a Friday deadline to turn in 3,000 signatures supporting their candidacies. The next financial reports are due in mid-July.

Take a look and let us know what you find interesting among the first round of reports by emailing fish (at) nmindepth.com.

And you may search the vendor-related donations NMID identified here:

Receipt Date	Receipt Amount	Receipt Source Type	Name	City	State	Candidate Name	Employer orig	Employer	Occupation	Other Occupation
4/5/16	$266.90	Business/Group	Kim Jew	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	KIM JEW PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO	KIM JEW PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO	Business Owner
6/6/16	$100.00	Individual	Brian Brown	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	ROAD RUNNER FOOD BANK	ROAD RUNNER FOOD BANK	Food Services	DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
6/18/16	$250.00	Individual	Arthur & Ellen Kaufman	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical	PHYSICIAN
6/21/16	$200.00	Individual	Becky Bixby	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education	PROFESSOR
7/15/16	$300.00	Individual	Richard Crowell	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical	PHYSICIAN
8/19/16	$500.00	Individual	Barbara Hanrahan	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	HANRAHAN LAW OFFICE	HANRAHAN LAW OFFICE	Attorney/Legal	OFFICE MANAGER
8/21/16	$100.00	Individual	Greta Cavalier	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL GROUP	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Healthcare/Medical	PHYSICIAN
8/27/16	$100.00	Individual	Ellen Grigsby	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education	LECTURER
8/27/16	$250.00	Individual	Carolyn Ramos	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	BUTT THORNTON & BAEHR PC	BUTT THORNTON & BAEHR PC	Attorney/Legal	ATTORNEY
8/27/16	$200.00	Individual	David Martinez	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	MARTINEZ HART THOMPSON AND SANCHEZ	MARTINEZ HART THOMPSON AND SANCHEZ	Attorney/Legal	ATTORNEY
8/27/16	$50.00	Individual	Mary Clark	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Government/Civil	SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER
10/25/16	$500.00	Individual	Pamela Hurd-Knief	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Office and Administrative Occupations
10/26/16	$250.00	Individual	Anna Sanchez	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	CNM COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION	Central New Mexico Community College	Office and Administrative Occupations
11/16/16	$1,000.00	Business/Group	Valley Fence Company	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS		Valley Fence Company
12/22/16	$100.00	Individual	Richard Aguilar	RIO RANCHO	NM	BRIAN COLON	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Attorney/Legal
12/23/16	$1,000.00	Individual	Kelly Smyer	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Teacher/Education
12/28/16	$4,000.00	Business/Group	Valley Fence Company	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS		Valley Fence Company
12/31/16	$1,000.00	Individual	Richard T Knittle	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	KNITTLES TOWING	KNITTLES TOWING	Business Owner
12/31/16	$100.00	Individual	Robert Montoya	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	TRICORE REFERENCE LABORATORY	TRICORE REFERENCE LABORATORY	Science/Technology
1/1/17	$1,000.00	Individual	Kara Siegel	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Teacher/Education
1/4/17	$1,000.00	Individual	John Kelly	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	MODRALL SPERLING	MODRALL SPERLING	Office and Administrative Occupations
1/5/17	$100.00	Individual	Alberto Solis	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT- UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Office and Administrative Occupations
1/6/17	$250.00	Individual	Paul Mondragon	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	BANK OF AMERICA	BANK OF AMERICA	Business Owner
1/6/17	$1,000.00	Individual	John Bode	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	BODE AVIATION INC.	BODE AVIATION	Business Owner
1/7/17	$1,000.00	Individual	Steve Mckee	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	MCKEE WALLWORK AND COMPANY	MCKEE WALLWORK AND COMPANY	Business Owner
1/7/17	$100.00	Individual	Carl Alongi	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	REDW, LLC	REDW, LLC	Teacher/Education
1/8/17	$100.00	Individual	Rosemary Garcia	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	MICHELLE GARCIA HOLMES	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Retail Sales
1/8/17	$100.00	Individual	Fred Harris	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
1/10/17	$100.00	Individual	Joshua Link	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	AMBITIONS CONSULTING GROUP	AMBITIONS CONSULTING GROUP	General Business
1/11/17	$100.00	Individual	Diane Marshall	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
1/11/17	$100.00	Individual	Ona Porter	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	PROSPERITY WORKS	PROSPERITY WORKS	Other
1/11/17	$10.00	Individual	David Beining	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
1/11/17	$100.00	Individual	Martin Kistin	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM HOSPITAL	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical
1/11/17	$50.00	Individual	Ernest Santucci	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	STATE OF NM, NEW MEXICO PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY BOARD	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Government/Civil
1/11/17	$100.00	Individual	Javier Aceves	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
1/12/17	$100.00	Individual	Lisa Hofler	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNMH	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical
1/12/17	$27.00	Individual	Marsha Souers	ALBUQUERQU	NM	TIM KELLER	FIRST NATIONS COMMUNTY HEALTHSOURCE	FIRST NATIONS COMMUNTY HEALTHSOURCE	Healthcare/Medical
1/12/17	$25.00	Individual	Gloria Stone	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNMH	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical
1/12/17	$25.00	Individual	Carlos Martinez	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT DIVISION 3	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Government/Civil
1/12/17	$100.00	Individual	Todd Sandman	ALBQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Healthcare/Medical
1/13/17	$100.00	Individual	Deborah Kuidis	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	MICHELLE GARCIA HOLMES	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Law Enforcement
1/13/17	$100.00	Individual	Melissa Sanchez	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM PEDIATRICS	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical
1/14/17	$125.00	Individual	Loretta Cordova De Ortega	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNM GENERAL PEDIATRICS CLINIC	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Office and Administrative Occupations
1/14/17	$50.00	Individual	Peggy Jo Gonzales	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	BEAN & ASSOCIATES	BEAN & ASSOCIATES	Government/Civil
1/14/17	$217.00	Individual	Patrick Stewart	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	STATE OF NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Office and Administrative Occupations
1/16/17	$100.00	Individual	Claudia Isaac	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
1/16/17	$100.00	Individual	Adelamar Alcantara	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
1/18/17	$100.00	Individual	Justin Baca	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Attorney/Legal
1/18/17	$25.00	Individual	Donald Mciver	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	CNM	Central New Mexico Community College	Teacher/Education
1/24/17	$250.00	Individual	Joe Standley	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	RICCI & COMPANY, LLC	RICCI & COMPANY, LLC	Financial/Investment
1/24/17	$25.00	Individual	Ernest Santucci	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	STATE OF NM	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Government/Civil
1/24/17	$100.00	Individual	Karen Marler	TIJERAS	NM	BRIAN COLON	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	General Business
1/25/17	$50.00	Individual	Christine Glidden	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	General Business
1/25/17	$50.00	Individual	Cynthia Benedict	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical
1/25/17	$25.00	Individual	Joanna Garcia	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
1/25/17	$250.00	Individual	Bianca Sapien	CORRALES	NM	BRIAN COLON	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Office and Administrative Occupations
1/26/17	$100.00	Individual	Steven Medina	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Business Owner
1/27/17	$50.00	Individual	Erin Hagenow	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Attorney/Legal
1/27/17	$50.00	Individual	Michael Sanchez	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	COMCAST	COMCAST	Attorney/Legal
1/28/17	$1,000.00	Individual	Christopher P Jaramillo	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Attorney/Legal
1/29/17	$100.00	Individual	David Soherr-Hadwiger	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Government/Civil
1/29/17	$50.00	Individual	Sonya Carrasco-Trujillo	SANTA FE	NM	BRIAN COLON	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Attorney/Legal
1/29/17	$25.00	Individual	Ellen Coplen	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM HOSPITAL	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical
1/30/17	$1,000.00	Individual	John Mancini	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	DESERT FUELS	DESERT FUELS	Mining/Energy
1/30/17	$100.00	Individual	David Martinez	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	MARTINEZ HART THOMPSON AND SANCHEZ	MARTINEZ HART THOMPSON AND SANCHEZ	Attorney/Legal
1/31/17	$50.00	Individual	Maria Castaneda-Moya	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Business Owner
1/31/17	$250.00	Individual	Karen Abraham	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Office and Administrative Occupations
1/31/17	$50.00	Individual	Leopold Moya	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Business Owner
2/2/17	$100.00	Individual	Sang Han	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	MICHELLE GARCIA HOLMES	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
2/2/17	$25.00	Individual	Kate Parker	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	CNM	Central New Mexico Community College	Teacher/Education
2/3/17	$100.00	Individual	Gary King	MORIARTY	NM	MICHELLE GARCIA HOLMES	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Attorney/Legal
2/4/17	$500.00	Individual	Alesia Cappon	RIO RANCHO	NM	BRIAN COLON	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Construction/Engineering
2/5/17	$100.00	Individual	Travis Suazo	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER	INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER	Other
2/9/17	$100.00	Individual	Steven Kaestner	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	AUGUSTUS PEDROTTY	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Teacher/Education
2/9/17	$100.00	Individual	Sara Collins	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	AUGUSTUS PEDROTTY	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Office and Administrative Occupations
2/13/17	$40.00	Individual	Nathaniel Dissassa	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Office and Administrative Occupations
2/13/17	$200.00	Individual	Nick Pavlakos	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	SHARE YOUR CARE	SHARE YOUR CARE	Healthcare/Medical
2/13/17	$250.00	Individual	Cristy Lujan-Vigil	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	STATE OF NM	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Attorney/Legal	PARALEGAL
2/13/17	$100.00	Individual	Walter Stern	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	MODRALL SPERLING	MODRALL SPERLING	Attorney/Legal
2/14/17	$2,500.00	Individual	John Bode Jr.	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	BODE AVIATION	BODE AVIATION	Other	AVIATION
2/14/17	$20.00	Individual	Darren Scarpa	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	HARRIS CORPORATION	HARRIS CORPORATION	Science/Technology
2/16/17	$500.00	Individual	Mary Schmidt-Nowara	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	GARCIA IVES NOWARA	GARCIA IVES NOWARA	Attorney/Legal	LAWYER
2/16/17	$25.00	Individual	Margaret Lusk	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	General Business
2/16/17	$100.00	Individual	Chris Hollowwa	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	WAYNE A JOHNSON	PRESBYTERIAN	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Office and Administrative Occupations
2/17/17	$1,500.00	Individual	John Bode	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	BODE AVIATION INC.	BODE AVIATION	Business Owner
2/18/17	$20.00	Individual	Jennifer Hathaway	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
2/18/17	$10.00	Individual	Jeremy Dean	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
2/18/17	$100.00	Individual	Solaille Lopez	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
2/19/17	$150.00	Individual	Stuart R. Butzier	SANTA FE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	MODRALL SPERLING	MODRALL SPERLING	Attorney/Legal	MODRALL STERLING
2/19/17	$10.00	Individual	Miriam Komaromy	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
2/20/17	$10.00	Individual	Glenn - Martha Ford	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	PRESBYTERIAN - KASEMAN	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Healthcare/Medical
2/20/17	$100.00	Individual	Ricky Adams	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Teacher/Education
2/20/17	$40.00	Individual	Nancy Rice	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
2/21/17	$5.00	Individual	Claudia B. Isaac	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
2/23/17	$100.00	Individual	Suguna Pappu	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
2/26/17	$100.00	Individual	David Stryker	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM BUREAU OF BUSSINESS & ECONOMIC RESEARCH	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
2/26/17	$100.00	Individual	Drew Kalishman	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	PRESBYTERIAN	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Healthcare/Medical
2/26/17	$100.00	Individual	Lee Reynis	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM BUREAU OF BUSSINESS & ECONOMIC RESEARCH	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
2/27/17	$500.00	Individual	Juan Vigil	BERNALILLO	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	COUNTY OF SANDOVAL NEW MEXICO	SANDOVAL COUNTY	Government/Civil	COUNTY MANAGER
2/27/17	$5.00	Individual	Katheryn Ramsay	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
2/28/17	$1,000.00	Individual	Jj Jaeger	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	JJ'S PREMIER TIRE & SERVICES	JJ'S PREMIER TIRE & SERVICES	Business Owner
2/28/17	$500.00	Individual	Eve Espey	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical	PHYSICIAN
2/28/17	$25.00	Individual	Ellen Coplen	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM HOSPITAL	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical
3/1/17	$1,000.00	Business/Group	Santa Fe Towing Llc	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS		Santa Fe Towing Llc
3/4/17	$1,000.00	Individual	Steve Mckee	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	MCKEE WALLWORK AND COMPANY	MCKEE WALLWORK AND COMPANY	Business Owner
3/4/17	$50.00	Individual	James Connolly	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/7/17	$50.00	Individual	Oscar Duran	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education	TEACHING ASSISTANT
3/7/17	$1,000.00	Individual	Daniel Aguirre	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	WILSON & COMPANY	WILSON & COMPANY	Construction/Engineering
3/9/17	$2,500.00	Individual	John Bode Sr.	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	BODE AVIATION INC.	BODE AVIATION	Business Owner
3/10/17	$50.00	Individual	Ann Simon	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	MID REGION COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS	MID REGION COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS	Government/Civil	PLANNER
3/10/17	$250.00	Individual	Charlie O'Dowd	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	CNM	Central New Mexico Community College	Teacher/Education	FILM TEACHER
3/10/17	$50.00	Individual	Roberta Ricci	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	CNM FOUNDATION	Central New Mexico Community College	Attorney/Legal
3/11/17	$500.00	Individual	Christopher P Jaramillo	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Attorney/Legal
3/11/17	$100.00	Individual	Ted Martinez	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	MCT INDUSTRIES INC	MCT INDUSTRIES INC	Manufacturing
3/11/17	$200.00	Individual	Tamara Ortega	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Office and Administrative Occupations
3/11/17	$50.00	Individual	Cindy Chapman	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	BEAN & ASSOCIATES	BEAN & ASSOCIATES	Attorney/Legal
3/11/17	$100.00	Individual	Virginia Scharff	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/11/17	$100.00	Individual	Deborah Helitzer	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM COLLEGE OF POPULATION HEALTH	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/12/17	$250.00	Individual	Andy Hsi	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNM HSC	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical	PHYSICIAN
3/12/17	$100.00	Individual	Barbara Flores	CORRALES	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNM HOSPITAL	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Real Estate Professional
3/12/17	$50.00	Individual	Shawn Blaisdell	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/13/17	$100.00	Individual	Eric Griego	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/14/17	$100.00	Business/Group	Improve Group	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	IMPROVE GROUP	Improve Group	General Business
3/14/17	$100.00	Individual	Diane Marshall	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/14/17	$500.00	Individual	Kathleen D. Davis	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Healthcare/Medical	RN, HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE
3/14/17	$100.00	Individual	Lindsay Shettlesworth	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	KESHET DANCE COMPANY	KESHET DANCE COMPANY	Other
3/15/17	$100.00	Individual	Curtis Porter	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	OFFICE OF THE PROVOST- UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Office and Administrative Occupations
3/15/17	$20.00	Individual	Ric Watson	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	CNM	Central New Mexico Community College	Teacher/Education
3/16/17	$300.00	Individual	Elizabeth Rodke Washburn	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Attorney/Legal	ATTORNEY
3/16/17	$250.00	Individual	Diane Fisher	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Attorney/Legal	ATTORNEY
3/16/17	$100.00	Individual	Darcy Bushnell	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/17/17	$50.00	Individual	Debbie Jo Heckes	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	EXHIB-IT!	EXHIB-IT!	Business Owner	SELF-EMPLOYED
3/18/17	$25.00	Individual	Mark Pedrotty	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	AUGUSTUS PEDROTTY	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical
3/19/17	$250.00	Individual	Kelly Sanchez	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	MARTINEZ HART THOMPSON AND SANCHEZ	MARTINEZ HART THOMPSON AND SANCHEZ	Attorney/Legal	ATTORNEY
3/19/17	$20.00	Individual	Sufi Mustafa	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	CNM	Central New Mexico Community College	Teacher/Education
3/21/17	$250.00	Individual	Javier Aceves	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical	PEDIATRICIAN
3/21/17	$2,500.00	Individual	Mareth Williams	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical	PHYSICIAN
3/22/17	$100.00	Individual	Norm Gagne	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	BUTT THORNTON & BAEHR PC	BUTT THORNTON & BAEHR PC	Attorney/Legal
3/22/17	$100.00	Individual	Gina Manfredi	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	SANDOVAL COUNTY	SANDOVAL COUNTY	Attorney/Legal
3/22/17	$50.00	Individual	Cynthia Chapman	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	BEAN & ASSOC., INC.	BEAN & ASSOCIATES	Attorney/Legal	COURT REPORTER
3/22/17	$1,000.00	Business/Group	Western Refining Southwest Inc.	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS		Western Refining Southwest Inc.
3/22/17	$10.00	Individual	Kevin Caldwell	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/22/17	$100.00	Individual	Jane Lancaster	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/23/17	$10.00	Individual	Nance Cedar	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Office and Administrative Occupations
3/23/17	$100.00	Individual	Antonio Pedroncelli	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	ANTHROPOLOGY UNM	ANTHROPOLOGY UNM	Teacher/Education
3/24/17	$2,500.00	Individual	Don Kaufman	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	KAUFMAN WEST	KAUFMAN WEST	Business Owner
3/24/17	$5,000.00	Individual	Victor Jury	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	SUMMIT ELECTRIC SUPPLY	SUMMIT ELECTRIC SUPPLY	Other	EXECUTIVE
3/24/17	$5.00	Individual	Kristen Barker	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	DEPT. OF SOCIOLOGY, UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/24/17	$5,150.00	Individual	Victor Jury	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	OWNER	SUMMIT ELECTRIC SUPPLY	General Business
3/25/17	$100.00	Individual	Ann Simon	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	COUNCIL OF GOVTS	MID REGION COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS	Government/Civil
3/25/17	$5.00	Individual	Beth Anderson	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Government/Civil
3/25/17	$50.00	Individual	Samuel Roll	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/27/17	$5.00	Individual	Beau Kennett	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM QUEER STUDENT ALLIANCE	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/27/17	$2,000.00	Individual	Ruth Romero-Sneddon	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Business Owner
3/27/17	$50.00	Individual	Angelle L Dent-King	WALDORF	MD	BRIAN COLON	AECOM	AECOM	Business Owner
3/28/17	$10.00	Individual	Stacie Ortiz	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education
3/28/17	$5.00	Individual	Walker Williamson	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	CNM	Central New Mexico Community College	Teacher/Education
3/29/17	$25.00	Individual	Ellen Coplen	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	TIM KELLER	UNM HOSPITAL	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Healthcare/Medical
3/30/17	$400.00	Business/Group	IPR, Ltd.	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	WAYNE A JOHNSON		IPR, Ltd.
3/30/17	$250.00	Individual	Carolyn Ramos	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	BUTT THORNTON & BAEHR PC	BUTT THORNTON & BAEHR PC	Attorney/Legal	ATTORNEY
3/30/17	$500.00	Individual	Richard Davis	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	WAYNE A JOHNSON	FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE	FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE	Financial/Investment
3/30/17	$10.00	Individual	Sebrena Figueroa	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	PRESBYTERIAN	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Healthcare/Medical	EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE
3/30/17	$500.00	Individual	Christopher P Jaramillo	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Attorney/Legal
3/30/17	$25.00	Individual	Charles Compton	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	STATE OF NM / DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Business Owner
3/30/17	$25.00	Individual	Mark Charles Stone	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education	PROFESSOR
3/30/17	$2,000.00	Individual	Ted Martinez	ALBQUERQUE	NM	DAN LEWIS	MCT INDUSTRIES INC	MCT INDUSTRIES INC	Business Owner
3/30/17	$5,000.00	Individual	Tom Rothfield	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH PLAN	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Healthcare/Medical	VICE PRESIDENT/CMO
3/30/17	$500.00	Individual	David Martinez-Flores	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Government/Civil
3/30/17	$25.00	Individual	Cynthia Chapman	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	BEAN & ASSOC., INC.	BEAN & ASSOCIATES	Attorney/Legal	COURT REPORTER
3/30/17	$1,000.00	Individual	Alberto Garcia	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Unknown
3/30/17	$20.00	Individual	Lisa Mendenhall	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	PRESBYTERIAN	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Healthcare/Medical	NURSE
3/31/17	$100.00	Individual	Jeanne Logsdon	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Unknown
3/31/17	$50.00	Individual	Cassandra Costley	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Office and Administrative Occupations
3/31/17	$500.00	Individual	Manuel C. Archuleta	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	PRESBYTERIAN	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Healthcare/Medical	PHYSICIAN
3/31/17	$5,000.00	Individual	Gordon Monaghan	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Teacher/Education	TEACHER
3/31/17	$250.00	Individual	Robin Napoleone	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Healthcare/Medical	DOCTOR
3/31/17	$25.00	Individual	Jennie Lusk	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE	STATE OF NEW MEXICO	Attorney/Legal
3/31/17	$50.00	Individual	Ebel Lauri	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	WELLS FARGO	WELLS FARGO
3/31/17	$100.00	Individual	Jose Martinez	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH	Healthcare/Medical	PHYSICIAN
3/31/17	$100.00	Individual	Jonathan Rael	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	BRIAN COLON	AMBITIONS CONSULTING GROUP	AMBITIONS CONSULTING GROUP	Real Estate Professional
3/31/17	$50.00	Individual	Ellen Grigsby	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	DEANNA ARCHULETA	UNM	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	Teacher/Education	LECTURER
3/31/17	$25.00	Individual	Dominic Martinez	CORRALES	NM	BRIAN COLON	MODRALL SPERLING	MODRALL SPERLING	Business Owner

What the candidates say:

NMID asked the top four mayoral candidates in vendor-related donations if there are potential conflicts of interest when candidates take money from city contractors or their employers. Here are their responses, all provided via email:

Tim Keller:

“Candidates for mayor had a choice about what kind of campaign to run and I am grateful to have received a $5 donation from 6,000 local voters to become the only mayor candidate to qualify for publicly financed campaign. That wasn’t easy — it took 100 events over the course of six weeks going block-by-block to get that done. How we elect our next mayor matters. That’s why keeping big money out of politics is so critical. While some of my opponents have chosen to solicit huge contributions from special interests with average contribution amounts in the hundreds of dollars, our grassroots campaign is built on a foundation of thousands of folks chipping in a few bucks to demonstrate their belief in public financing. That’s a real difference for voters as they’re making a choice in this election.”

Dan Lewis:

“Sandra, I appreciate your question because it goes to the heart of two important ethical priorities on which I’ve personally helped lead as a city councilor:

“1) Pro-active public disclosure of personal and business activity by councilors that may create a conflict of interests or even just the appearance of such a conflict, and

“2. Implementation of a robust framework for protecting the integrity of the city’s purchases and the establishment of mandatory, continuing procurement integrity training for our city employees and staff.

“That is why I personally asked the city’s Inspector General to identify any potential conflict between my duties as a part time councilor and my responsibilities as a full time employee of a company that conducts a very small percentage of its overall business with the city of Albuquerque. The IG’s eventual findings, that no such conflicts exist, is publicly available on the city’s website.

“It’s understandable that a handful of our city employees, as private citizens, would choose to support the candidacy of a councilor they’ve worked with and grown to know over several years of public service. They’ve seen my work up close and I’m thankful for their confidence in me. If there were any other elected city incumbents running for mayor, I’d expect them also to earn the support of some city employees with whom they’ve worked. But in this campaign, I’m the only candidate currently serving in Albuquerque city government.

“My employer, Desert Fuels, operates a fuel supply division and a transport division. These are separate and distinct subdivisions of the company. 100% of my work is solely dedicated to the transport company. The company was divided into two separate divisions to create a ‘Chinese Wall’ of sorts between supply and transport, specifically to ensure my separation from any fuel sales contracts sold to the city of Albuquerque. On the city side of any such transactions, I completely remove myself from any involvement in and voting for such fuel contracts. I recuse myself from such votes according to the rules of the council specifically to avoid even an appearance of a conflict between my private employment and my duty to the public that elected me.”

Deanna Archuleta

From Archuleta’s campaign manager Heather Brewer:

“Deanna is fully committed to ethics and transparency. She and her campaign team have worked closely with the City Clerk to ensure full compliance with the City’s fundraising rules. Deanna’s donors reflect our community and her relationships—including donations from her husband, colleagues and longtime friends. As mayor, Deanna will continue to work to promote good government, just as she did when she served as PTA president, represented her community as a Bernalillo County Commissioner, and worked for President Barack Obama.”

Brian Colon:

“I am proud of my strong ties to the community in Albuquerque and I am honored by the support my campaign has received. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to build a network of friends and supporters that work with many of the organizations that keep Albuquerque running, including Albuquerque Public Schools, Hold My Ticket, Heading Home, Presbyterian Health Services, Roadrunner Food Bank, Supportive Housing Coalition of NM, CNM and UNM.

“Many of these supporters happen to be life long friends, and I commend them for the work they do. In fact, I begin and end my day with an APS employee, my wife, an educator in the International District. That being said, if elected the Mayor of Albuquerque, my aim is to run a transparent administration that best serves our community and celebrates the good work being done in this great city.”